Data I/O (DAIO) Competitors $3.05 -0.05 (-1.61%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.10 +0.05 (+1.64%) As of 05:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAIO vs. PRE, NAUT, INTT, OPXS, ODYS, OPTX, AATC, CLIR, MSAI, and PRPOShould you be buying Data I/O stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Data I/O include Prenetics Global (PRE), Nautilus Biotechnology (NAUT), inTEST (INTT), Optex Systems (OPXS), Odysight.ai (ODYS), Syntec Optics (OPTX), Autoscope Technologies (AATC), ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), MultiSensor AI (MSAI), and Precipio (PRPO). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry. Data I/O vs. Its Competitors Prenetics Global Nautilus Biotechnology inTEST Optex Systems Odysight.ai Syntec Optics Autoscope Technologies ClearSign Technologies MultiSensor AI Precipio Prenetics Global (NASDAQ:PRE) and Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media prefer PRE or DAIO? In the previous week, Data I/O had 1 more articles in the media than Prenetics Global. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Data I/O and 0 mentions for Prenetics Global. Prenetics Global's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Data I/O's score of 0.93 indicating that Prenetics Global is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Prenetics Global Very Positive Data I/O Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, PRE or DAIO? Data I/O has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Prenetics Global. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prenetics Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrenetics Global$41.52M2.55-$46.30M-$3.99-2.04Data I/O$22.73M1.26-$3.09M-$0.28-10.89 Is PRE or DAIO more profitable? Data I/O has a net margin of -11.49% compared to Prenetics Global's net margin of -115.91%. Data I/O's return on equity of -14.60% beat Prenetics Global's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prenetics Global-115.91% -28.07% -22.27% Data I/O -11.49%-14.60%-10.62% Which has more volatility & risk, PRE or DAIO? Prenetics Global has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data I/O has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRE or DAIO? 25.0% of Prenetics Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Data I/O shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Data I/O shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer PRE or DAIO? Prenetics Global presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.43%. Data I/O has a consensus price target of $5.22, suggesting a potential upside of 71.15%. Given Data I/O's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Data I/O is more favorable than Prenetics Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prenetics Global 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Data I/O 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryData I/O beats Prenetics Global on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Data I/O News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAIO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DAIO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricData I/OELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$28.63M$5.54B$29.73B$9.68BDividend YieldN/A2.66%3.18%4.54%P/E Ratio-10.8924.69416.4926.40Price / Sales1.262.361,675.89197.40Price / CashN/A22.9634.3228.92Price / Book1.602.417.006.06Net Income-$3.09M$173.03M$808.51M$266.05M7 Day Performance0.99%-0.99%-0.34%-0.07%1 Month Performance-3.48%5.19%3.78%5.83%1 Year Performance22.00%11.90%24,000.38%17.88% Data I/O Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAIOData I/O1.6772 of 5 stars$3.05-1.6%$5.22+71.1%+24.0%$28.63M$22.73M-10.89100Short Interest ↑PREPrenetics Global1.785 of 5 stars$7.33+1.1%$9.00+22.8%+73.0%$94.14M$30.62M-1.841Positive NewsGap UpNAUTNautilus Biotechnology2.4289 of 5 stars$0.72+2.4%$2.13+196.0%-73.8%$88.54MN/A-1.38130INTTinTEST3.6696 of 5 stars$6.95-0.7%$12.00+72.7%-2.2%$86.72M$121.64M30.22320News CoverageOPXSOptex Systems1.5642 of 5 stars$9.91-4.7%N/A+37.7%$71.90M$39.48M13.2180Short Interest ↑ODYSOdysight.ai1.5636 of 5 stars$3.64-2.9%$10.00+174.7%N/A$61.24M$3.96M-3.4340OPTXSyntec Optics1.3908 of 5 stars$1.55flatN/A+11.9%$56.87M$29.44M0.003Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Gap DownAATCAutoscope TechnologiesN/A$7.33+0.4%N/A-3.6%$40.24M$12.89M8.3340CLIRClearSign Technologies2.2806 of 5 stars$0.59-0.8%$2.00+241.9%-22.1%$30.93M$3.60M-5.3210Gap UpMSAIMultiSensor AI3.1108 of 5 stars$0.74-0.6%$2.50+238.8%-69.6%$25.67M$7.40M0.0035PRPOPrecipio1.1521 of 5 stars$14.36+0.7%N/A+134.6%$23.09M$18.53M-12.0760News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prenetics Global Competitors Nautilus Biotechnology Competitors inTEST Competitors Optex Systems Competitors Odysight.ai Competitors Syntec Optics Competitors Autoscope Technologies Competitors ClearSign Technologies Competitors MultiSensor AI Competitors Precipio Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DAIO) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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